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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

hip hop 101

I am Hip Hop.

It lives in me.

It lives in you.

Hip hop is a culture. It is a movement. It's not just a form a music. It's in everything. It's in your walk. It's in your talk. It's in the clothes that you wear. It can't be created or manufactured by Madison Avenue. Hip hop has seen it's share of fads. Some good...some downright terrible.

high top fade

fat shoelaces

baggy jeans

door knockers

hip hop phrases...

bum rush- crash into a show hoping to see it for free, to arrive in forcebust a cap- shoot a bulletclap iron- shoot a firearmcoolin’ it- relaxingda bomb - the bomb, i.e. cool, appealing, or popularda shiznit- "the shit" - cool, appealing, etc. (also tha shiznit, the shiznit). Popularized by Snoop Dogg.flip the script - Commonly used in rap battles, it means to take what somebody said against you and to use it against them.fo shizzle my nizzle - literally, "for sure my friend"

kickin’ it - relaxingmy bad - my mistake or I’m sorryoff the chain-unbelievable, outrageous, wild, etc.off the hook- unbelievable, outrageous, wild, etc. from telephone_hookopen up shop- sell drugs, establish a drug-selling spotpeace out - good byeroll out- leave. Specifically, to get in your vehicle leave the scene.what up ? - hello, how are you ? or what is going on ?word up - you got that straight, that’s right or how’s it goingoh fo sure - thanks, no problem

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